I totally agree it is annoying – see for yourself: http://geekologie.com/2007/03/anti-piracy.jpg

I was browsing the Internet today and found this site – www.novoto.co.uk

Spring house cleaning is a chore that practically no one looks forward to, yet every spring we seem to be struck by the “anti-clutter bug.” Closets seem to burst with items collected over the year and may even tumble down when you open the door, and the garage can barely hold the car. While you [...]

That is a beast of an amp. Today I managed to crank up the volume to 4 and the master of my high gain channel to 6-7 -whoarrr!!! What a blast! Every time I hit the E string on the Gibson Les Paul Slash VOS Standard guitar, my stomach was vibrating not to mention the [...]

I understand it depends on the style of music you play. I have noticed that metal guitarists use .11 upwords and blues players tend to use .9 or .8.
One of my favourite guitar players, Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top uses .8 and creates a great tone. Lots of bends but some gain as well. Is [...]